Xiao Jingguo is a traditional Qilu man, and after a few more greetings with Xiao Ran, he couldn't find a topic anymore.

So he smiled and said, "Xiao Ran, it just so happens that your mother is next to me, you can also tell her a few words." ”

Xiao Ran responded with a smile, and then heard that the other party had given the phone to his mother Bai Caiwei.

Then, my mother's familiar gentle voice came:

"Ranran, are you tired from studying lately, are you okay eating, are you sleeping okay?"

Hearing this long-lost shush and ask for warmth again, Xiao Ran was in a trance for a while, and his nose twitched for no reason.

"Oops, what's wrong with your nose, you don't have a cold, right?" Bai Caiwei asked nervously.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran's heart warmed even more, he touched his nose and forcibly controlled his emotions.

"Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine, I don't have a cold."

"It's okay, you haven't called in the past two weeks, your dad and I are a little worried, but I'm too embarrassed to disturb you, we'll be relieved if you're okay."

After hearing these words, Xiao Ran felt even more guilty.

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, even if they are frightened, they don't want to disturb their children.

In the previous life, they were always like this, they didn't want to bother when they were young, and they didn't want to bother when they were older.

In fact, I blame myself, every time I can't remember to call home because of the mess.

Even if I did, I couldn't say two minutes before I hung up in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran was embarrassed again.

So he hurriedly told his mother about this mobile phone number, and asked his mother to call him at any time.

Then, he heard his mother happily say several "yes" words on the phone.

Xiao Ran knew that the personalities of her mother and father were different.

Dad doesn't smile, but Mom is gentle and considerate, so I can talk to Mom a little more every time I call.

This time was no exception.

After chatting for a while, because he was still thinking about the abnormality when his father first answered the phone, he quietly asked his mother:

"Mom, has someone been calling Dad lately, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about this, just study with peace of mind, and we'll see you when we're free in a while."

Bai Caiwei was stunned for a moment, and then replied softly.

"Mom, don't hide it from me, otherwise how can I have the heart to study, believe it or not, I'll take the car home in a while?"

Xiao Ran knew that something must be wrong, so he deliberately pretended to be in a hurry to "scare".

"Don't, yes, it's still important to study, you wait a minute." Bai Caiwei said quietly.

Then, Xiao Ran heard her mother keep saying to herself, "Hey, hey, can't you hear it, then I'll change places", and then there was a sound of the door closing.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran silently praised his mother in his heart, he naturally knew that his mother was deliberately performing for his father.

Sure enough, after a while, he heard his mother whisper:

"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that the market has been sluggish recently, and our family has set up some triangular debts, and recently there have been creditors calling to collect debts.

But don't worry, it's not a big problem, your dad and I are busy with this matter during this time, we should be able to deal with it soon, don't worry. ”

After listening to his mother's words, Xiao Ran felt a sigh in his heart, he hurriedly asked a few more questions, and finally got a rough idea from his mother.

Sure enough, that's the thing!

It's exactly the same as in the previous life!

I didn't expect it to have already started at this time.

Xiao Ran's family runs a garment factory, a women's clothing factory, but it is a small factory, and it usually takes some small orders or something.

Although the factory is small, there are only twenty or thirty employees, most of whom are villagers from nearby villages.

But because the processing quality is good, there has been no shortage of orders, and the business is quite impressive, and it can reach a well-off level.

In his previous life, Xiao Ran always thought so, so although he didn't spend money lavishly, he basically didn't worry about money.

Especially after going to college, after seeing other people's computers, mobile phones, and digital cameras, he also bought them without any bad results, and most of them were worth a lot of money.

Of course, there is also a fixed monthly pocket money, and sometimes there is a lot of dinner with classmates, and a little more.

Therefore, in his heart, although the family is not rich, it is still not bad.

However, it wasn't until the end of the first semester of his freshman year that he wanted to buy a laptop on a whim, but at this time, he accidentally discovered his parents' abnormality.

Under his repeated questioning, my mother finally told her about the family's predicament.

It turned out that the market had become bleak since 2008, orders had fallen, business was not as good as before, and by the end of the year, my family's factory was often shut down.

But that's not the worst of it, the worst thing is that there's a whole bunch of triangular debt.

Due to the economic crisis, there were a bunch of unscrupulous customers who ran away at that time.

But because the factory at home is small, it is always shipped first and then collected, and sometimes it is also pressed.

When the customer ran away, the payment was naturally impossible to collect.

Even if the customer didn't run away, it was not easy to get a debt at that time.

In this way, the money sold cannot be recovered, and the arrears of upstream suppliers will of course not be repaid, and it is common for people to be blocked and ask for debts.

During that time, the family was naturally anxious, and every day was on the way to ask for debts.

But because Xiao Ran was in the third year of high school and was about to take the college entrance examination, they unanimously tacitly concealed this matter.

When Xiao Ran went to college, they still didn't want Xiao Ran to know, because they were afraid that the child would have a psychological burden.

Therefore, they chose to continue to carry on, and even sold the factory that had worked hard for more than ten years on the way.

usually gritted his teeth and relied on several odd jobs to earn money to pay off his debts.

Xiao Ran still clearly remembered at this moment that his heart was cut after knowing this, and he immediately took the car home.

After he returned, he silently sold his computer and camera, and immediately found several part-time jobs.

Because then he noticed that his parents were already full of silver hair and calluses.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt distressed and guilty again.

Damn, he forgot about it.

If I'm not mistaken, their factory will be completely shut down at the beginning of '09, and the factory will be sold at the end of '09.

After that, it was a six-year journey for the family to pay off their debts.

The hardships are self-evident.

"Hey, Ranran, why don't you speak, mom won't lie to you, this matter will pass soon, it's okay, don't worry about it."

Mother's voice came from the phone again, Xiao Ran couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes with his hand, and then replied:

"Mom, I know, you and Dad don't get angry, it's really not a big deal, when I go back from the eleventh holiday, let's discuss it together."

Also, it's okay to hide it from my sister, but I'm about to become an adult at the age of 18, and this kind of thing shouldn't be hidden from me anymore in the future, you must tell me something, we are a family, and we have to carry it together!. ”

Bai Caiwei was stunned when she heard this, she didn't expect her son to say this, and the corners of her eyes were a little moist for a while.

She wanted to continue to say, "I don't need your child", but remembering what her son said just now, she still didn't say it.

"Okay, son, I'll tell you something, you're right, we're a family!"

She replied softly, her tone full of infinite relief.